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The Theatre Links pages provide links to Theatre resources on the internet, which either provide information on the UK theatre scene in general or which include information about the musicals in which Lyn Paul has appeared.
Taboo opened at The Venue in London on 29th January 2002.
Lyn Paul was invited to join the cast in April 2002. She made her début in the role of Josie James on 6th May, after previews on 3rd and 4th May. Boy George joined the cast at the same time, playing the part of Leigh Bowery. He continued in the role until the first week of September, after which he was replaced by Julian Clary. Lyn Paul stayed in the show until 16th November. Taboo closed after a run of 15 months on 26th April 2003.
A re-written version of Taboo opened at the Plymouth Theater in New York on 13th November 2003. The US version was panned by the critics and closed on 9th February 2004.
Interviewed in 2020, Lyn Paul revealed that the role of Josie James had been written with her in mind, even though she didn't land the part when she first auditioned for it: "It's absolutely true, the writer did write it for me even though I didn't get the part!" (Interview with Michael Bentley and Jonny Weston, 8th April 2020, M-XCLOUD).
This website lists the cast and creative team for Taboo's Broadway premiere, together with the show's award nominations and links to two Youtube videos - Everything Taboo, which features highlights from the show and Talk Amongst Yourselves, performed by Liz McCartney (Big Sue).
The IBDB website also provides some facts and figures about Taboo's run at the Plymouth Theatre in New York, including a list of the cast members and production staff, the songs, and a more detailed breakdown of the show's grosses.
The most comprehensive source of information about Taboo, with details of the original London production at The Venue (2002), the Broadway production at the Plymouth Theatre (2003) and the London revival at the Brixton Club House (2012).
Pictured above:
Lyn Paul enjoys herself with other members of the Taboo cast
at Culture Club's 20th anniversary concert
at the Royal Albert Hall, 7th July 2002.
Photo used with kind permission of The Devil in Sister George website.
Boy George
backstage at
The Venue.
Photo used with
kind permission
of the
100% Boy
website.
Luke Evans played Billy in the London production of Taboo. In October 2007, in an interview with What's On Stage, Luke recalled the day he discovered that Lyn Paul was joining the cast: "When I was in 'Taboo', the woman who played my mum originally was Gemma Craven. One day they told us that Lyn Paul was taking over from her. I was a huge fan of Lyn Paul in 'Blood Brothers' when I was 17 or 18. When my family came to London, I always used to take them to see 'Blood Brothers' because I loved Lyn Paul in it. She was just amazing in the part of Mrs. Johnstone. I used to wait outside the stage door to get her autograph and tell her I thought she was fantastic! So I couldn't believe it... when you have respect for a fellow actor and then you get to work with them, it's really nice."
Euan Morton was a member of the original London cast, playing the part of George O'Dowd (Boy George) to great critical acclaim. Euan reprised his role in the short-lived New York production of Taboo, which played at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway from 28th October 2003 to 8th February 2004.
